Liar Liar - A Story

My first attempt at a short story....

Shyam limped to his seat talking to himself, "Darn this muscle pull. It pains like hell and the only prescription from the doctor is to take rest. That's the last thing I can do now". Right then Somu entered Shyam's cabin with a worried face. Shyam pointed to the sheets of paper lying in front of him and asked,
"What is this Somu? Why did you consciously under-estimate the project efforts?"
"Sir... we had to show them low costs to get the project".
"You lied Somu"
"The situation was..."
"SITUATIONS KEEP COMING", shouted Shyam, his leg was paining more than before. "No one lies for fun. It is all because of situations and dilemmas. They are still no reason for lying. You know what; all liars should be burnt alive"

Shyam felt the vibrations of his mobile phone in his pocket. Checking the caller's number he signaled to Somu to wait for a minute.
"Mom, shall I call you back after an hour or so?"
"No need Shyam. Just called to check if you are alright. Hope everything is fine"
Shyam remembered the plight of his mother when he told her the last time that he was not feeling well. He pressed his hand over his legs to resist the pain and replied, "I'm fine Mom... am doing really well. I'll call you later. Bye"

"Now, where were we?” Shyam asked Somu.
The reply was, "We were at burning all liars"